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Theology Links


Links to sites of Interest in Theology and Language

1. Theology

The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (contains link to documents explaining Lutheran theology; click on "Belief and Practice")

The Commission on Theology and Church Relations of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod maintains a page with numerous documents on a wide variety of theological topics.

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri

Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Project Wittenberg (basic documents relating to Lutheran theology)

 

2. Language--Concordia Currently offers Aramaic (Biblical), German, Greek (Koine), Hebrew (Biblical), Latin, Spanish.

A. Modern Languages:

German:

For a good German-English Dictionary try the LEO dictionary.

 

The Goethe Institute,a global institution entirely devoted to the learning of the German language and related culture has a branch in Chicago.

 

An essential guide to German grammar is found at Grammatik der Wortbildung fr Deutsch.

An online German radio station is available at MDR.DE: MDR INFO.

Use this link for the online version of the well-known German periodical Der Spiegel.

Spanish:

To translate Spanish to English, French, German, Cataln, Italian or Portuguese try www.diccionarios.com or Merriam-Webster online.

 

The Cervantes Institute, a global institution entirely devoted to the learning of the Spanish language and related culture has a branch in Chicago.

 

 

B.Ancient Languages

Aramaic:

The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon will eventually cover all dialects and periods of ancient Aramaic, one of the principal languages of antiquity, with a literature of central importance for history and civilization, and especially for the Jewish and Christian religions.

 


Greek:

Looking for the New Testament in Greek for your handheld? Try this link. (Texts available in various languages, including New Testament with accented Greek.)

A good reference site for classical Greek texts, lexica and archaeology of the classical world is the Perseus site.

A detailed Greek Unicode font is available from SIL International.

For information on the Septuagint (Ancient Greek Old Testament translations) see The International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies and The Septuagint Online.


Hebrew:

 

Looking for the Old Testament in Hebrew for your handheld? Try this link. (Texts available in various languages, including Old Testament with pointed and accented Hebrew.)

A detailed Hebrew Unicode font is available from the Society of Biblical Literature.

 

 

Latin:

A good reference site for classical Latin texts, lexica and archaeology of the classical world is the Perseus site.

For a web site that has weekly Latin broadcasts available in both print and voice media go to YLE Radio 1 - Nuntii Latini. (It also has Luther's Small and Large Catechisms!)

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